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Old 20th Jun 2013, 01:33
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Yes Ixixly, yet another case of "this can be done by numbers". Just as with flying, you can't do it successfully only by what the book (or computer model) says. Smart, experienced humans are necessary to make it work.

It would appear that, despite amazing technology levels and what should be decades of experience build-up, the only thing that is preventing some really serious weather incidents is illegal Autoland and RNAV approaches (almost) to the ground.
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